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Northwestern Media
TypeRadio network
Country
History
Launch dateFebruary 7, 1949 (1949-02-07)
Links
Websiteunwsp.edu/about-us/radio-ministries

Northwestern Media is the Christian radio ministry of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, an evangelical university in Roseville, Minnesota. Northwestern Media operates three radio networks serving listeners primarily in the Midwestern United States: the Life Network, a Christian adult contemporary music station; the Faith Network, with Christian talk and teaching programs; and Spirit FM, also playing Christian adult contemporary music.

History

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Northwestern Schools, as it was then known, entered the broadcasting business with the launch of KTIS-AM-FM in the Twin Cities on February 7, 1949.[1] The construction of KTIS, costing $40,000, was entirely underwritten by the school's students.[2] Its radio ministry soon expanded. On April 1, 1953, it bought KBOK in Waterloo, Iowa and changed its call letters to KNWS.[3] Growth continued with the October 25, 1955,[4]: C-149  launch of Fargo's KFNW and its 1961 acquisition of KIHO in Sioux Falls, which became KNWC.[5] Northwestern built FM stations in all three cities in 1965 (Fargo's KFNW-FM[4]: C-149  and Waterloo's KNWS-FM[6]) and 1969 (KNWC-FM in Sioux Falls[4]: C-181 ). Northwestern acquired WRVB-FM in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1973,[7] changing it to WNWC; the college would buy an AM station there in 1997.

In 1983, KDNI in Duluth, Minnesota came to air; it was joined by KDNW, a second frequency, in 1992. Des Moines, Iowa, became part of Northwestern Media's footprint when radio stations KJJC and KLRX were bought out of receivership[8] and became KNWI and KNWM in 2004. KJNW FM in Kansas City was acquired in 2013 from Calvary Bible College.[9]

Station sales

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In 2010, citing years of low listener support and the fact that it was subsidized by the rest of the network, Northwestern College closed WSMR in Sarasota, Florida, which it had built in 1996; the station was sold to the University of South Florida for $1.275 million and began broadcasting classical music.[10]

Between 2007 and 2012, Northwestern owned a third station, KFNL in the Fargo, North Dakota, area. The station was sold to a commercial broadcaster, Mediactive, LLC, in 2012[11] and is now KBMW-FM.

Between April and August 2018, UNW briefly owned two secular stations, KDSN-AM-FM, in Denison, Iowa. UNW had acquired the stations in order to move KDSN-FM to another frequency and facilitate a signal upgrade for KNWI.[12]

Expansions

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Northwestern acquired KLBF near Bismarck, North Dakota, from the Educational Media Foundation in 2017; KLBF became a Faith station, making it the westernmost station in the Northwestern Media portfolio and one of its few markets without a Life station.[13] EMF had previously donated WNWW, an AM radio station in Hartford, Connecticut, to the university in 2016.[14]

In 2018, Northwestern Media entered Omaha with its acquisition of KGBI-FM from Salem Media Group for $3.15 million.[15]

Northwestern Media made two major network acquisitions in 2019. The first came in July when the entire Refuge Radio network was donated to UNW. Refuge owned three full-power stations and 13 dependent translators in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.[16] The Refuge network was dismantled and almost all of its transmitters converted to repeat Life and Faith stations; former network key station WJRF in Duluth was taken silent (as Northwestern already had two stations there), the two other full-power stations began simulcasting Life stations, and the translators were spread around the Life and Faith networks.[17]

On August 6, 2019, the Illinois Bible Institute announced it would sell its New Life Radio Network (WBGL/WCIC), a two-network radio ministry primarily broadcasting in Illinois, to the University of Northwestern. UNW paid $9,901,558.34 to acquire its 13 full-power stations and eight translators.[18] The acquisition brought UNW's number of broadcast licenses to 81 in 10 states.[19]

In 2021, Northwestern filed to purchase KLMP and KSLT in Rapid City, South Dakota and their repeaters from Bethesda Christian Broadcasting,[20] closing on the purchase in January 2022.[21] It obtained new licenses for full-power non-commercial stations in Ashland, Wisconsin, and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2022,[22][23] and it also purchased a series of FM translators rebroadcasting KSLT from the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel that year.[24]

In a $1.25 million transaction, UNW filed to acquire the Lake Area Educational Broadcasting Foundation, whose Spirit FM and Elevate FM services are broadcast in various cities in Missouri, in March 2023.[25] The purchase, including fifteen stations, eight translators, and six construction permits, was consummated on July 5, 2023.

In 2024, the Sound of Life Radio Network's nine stations and three translators in New York were donated to Northwestern Media.[26]

Stations

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Faith Network

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Faith Network stations
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP Watts Class FCC info Rebroadcasts
KTIS 900 AM Minneapolis, Minnesota 50,000-D/500-N B FCC (KTIS) KTIS
K206DI 89.1 FM Mankato, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K206DI) KTIS
K214DF[note 1] 90.7 FM Golden Valley-Minneapolis, Minnesota 99 D FCC (K214DF) KTIS
K264CD 100.7 FM Des Moines, Iowa 99 D FCC (K264CD) KTIS
K215DU 90.9 FM Hutchinson, Minnesota 230 D FCC (K215DU) KTIS
W248CU 97.5 FM Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota 250 D FCC (W248CU) KTIS
K277CC 103.3 FM PennockWillmar, Minnesota 170 D FCC (K277CC) KTIS
WNWW[note 2] 1290 AM West Hartford, Connecticut 490-D/11-N D FCC (WNWW) KTIS
W231CZ[note 1] 94.1 FM Hartford, Connecticut 32 D FCC (W231CZ) WNWW
KNWS 1090 AM Waterloo, Iowa 1,000-D/0-N D FCC (KNWS) KNWS
K226CK 93.1 FM Waterloo, Iowa 250 D FCC (K226CK) KNWS
KDNI 90.5 FM Duluth, Minnesota 2,000 C3 FCC (KDNI) KDNI
K254DS 98.7 FM Grand Rapids, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K254DS) KDNI
K207ES 89.3 FM Hibbing, Minnesota 12 D KDNI
K220BI 91.9 FM Grand Marais, Minnesota 34 D FCC (K220BI) KDNI
KLBF[note 2] 89.1 FM Lincoln-Bismarck, North Dakota 2,300 C3 FCC (KLBF) KTIS
KFNW 1200 AM West Fargo, North Dakota 50,000-D/13,000-N B FCC (KFNW) KFNW
K273DJ 102.5 FM West Fargo, North Dakota 250 D FCC (K273DJ) KFNW
KNWC 1270 AM Sioux Falls, South Dakota 5,000-D/2,300-N B FCC (KNWC) KNWC
K208EX 89.5 FM Brandon, South Dakota 230>100(CP) D FCC (K208EX) KNWC
K288EV 105.5 FM Brookings, South Dakota 250 D FCC (K288EV) KNWC
K288GA 105.5 FM Sioux Falls, South Dakota 220 D FCC (K288GA) KNWC
K298CY 107.5 FM Sioux Falls, South Dakota 250 D FCC (K298CY) KNWC
WNWC 1190 AM Sun Prairie-Madison, Wisconsin 4,800-D/21-N D FCC (WNWC) WNWC
W284CW 104.7 FM Madison, Wisconsin 250 D FCC (W284CW) WNWC
KLMP 88.3 FM Rapid City, South Dakota 63,000 C FCC (KLMP) KLMP
KLMP-FM1 88.3 FM Rapid City, South Dakota 2,300 D FCC (KLMP-FM1) KLMP
KCKP 100.9 FM Laurie, Missouri 23,500 C3 FCC (KCKP)
KCKV 91.9 FM Kirksville, Missouri 1,000 A FCC (KCKV)
K207AY 89.3 FM St. Robert, Missouri 99 D FCC (K207AY) KCKP
K211FV 90.1 FM Sedalia, Missouri 54 D FCC (K211FV) KCKP
K285FC 104.9 FM Jefferson City, Missouri 250 D FCC (K285FC) KCKP
KURL 93.3 FM Billings, Montana 60,000 C1 FCC (KURL)

Life Network

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Life Network stations
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP Watts Class FCC info Rebroadcasts
KTIS-FM 98.5 FM Minneapolis, Minnesota 100,000 C0 FCC (KTIS-FM) KTIS-FM
K224DB 92.7 FM Willmar, Minnesota 170 D FCC (K224DB) KTIS-FM
K232EK 94.3 FM Rochester, Minnesota 115 D FCC (K232EK) KTIS-FM
K235BH 94.9 FM Mankato, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K235BH) KTIS-FM
K270DZ 101.9 FM New Ulm, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K270DZ) KTIS-FM
K299AL 107.7 FM Albert Lea, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K299AL) KTIS-FM
KNWI 107.1 FM Osceola-Des Moines, Iowa 100,000 C1 FCC (KNWI) KNWI-FM
KNWM[note 3] 96.1 FM Madrid-Ames, Iowa 6,000 A FCC (KNWM) KNWI-FM
KNWS-FM 101.9 FM Waterloo, Iowa 100,000 C FCC (KNWS-FM) KNWS-FM
K242BX 96.3 FM Marshalltown, Iowa 250 D FCC (K242BX) KNWS-FM
K245AZ 96.9 FM Dubuque, Iowa 170 D FCC (K245AZ) KNWS-FM
K261DH[note 1] 100.1 FM Iowa City, Iowa 47 D FCC (K261DH) KNWS-FM
KDNW 97.3 FM Duluth, Minnesota 72,000 C1 FCC (KDNW) KDNW-FM
KRFG[note 4] 102.9 FM Nashwauk-Hibbing, Minnesota 25,000 C3 FCC (KRFG) KDNW-FM
WJRF[note 4] 89.5 FM Duluth, Minnesota 1,650>40,000(CP) A>C1(CP) FCC (WJRF) KDNW-FM[27]
K201IX 88.1 FM Grand Rapids, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K201IX) KDNW-FM
W230AN 93.9 FM Hayward, Wisconsin 250 D FCC (W230AN) KDNW-FM
W220EB 91.9 FM Ashland, Wisconsin 38 D KDNW-FM
W268AT 101.5 FM Spooner, Wisconsin 19 D FCC (W268AT) KDNW-FM
K288BF 105.5 FM Grand Marais, Minnesota 122 D FCC (K288BF) KDNW-FM
KJNW 88.5 FM Kansas City, Missouri 100,000 C1 FCC (KJNW) KJNW-FM
KSJI[note 5] 91.1 FM Saint Joseph, Missouri 14,000 C3 FCC (KSJI) KJNW-FM
KGBI-FM 100.7 FM Omaha, Nebraska 100,000 C0 FCC (KGBI-FM) KGBI-FM
KFNW-FM 97.9 FM Fargo, North Dakota 100,000 C KFNW-FM
K230AS 93.9 FM Fergus Falls, Minnesota 250 D FCC (K230AS) KFNW-FM
KNWC-FM 96.5 FM Sioux Falls, South Dakota 100,000 C FCC (KNWC-FM) KNWC-FM
KRGM[note 6] 89.9 FM Marshall-Redwood Falls, Minnesota 4,250 C3 FCC (KRGM) KNWC-FM
K208FJ 89.5 FM Fairmont, Minnesota 250 D KNWC-FM
K210CG 89.9 FM Spirit Lake, Iowa 250 D FCC (K210CG) KNWC-FM
K220HY 91.9 FM Spencer, Iowa 250 D FCC (K220HY) KNWC-FM
K257CH[28] 99.3 FM Estherville, Iowa 80 D FCC (K257CH) KNWC-FM
K220IT 91.9 FM Watertown, South Dakota 50 D FCC (K220IT) KNWC-FM
K229BK 93.7 FM North Sioux City, South Dakota 250 D FCC (K229BK) KNWC-FM
K231AR 94.1 FM Mitchell, South Dakota 250 D FCC (K231AR) KNWC-FM
WNWC-FM 102.5 FM Madison, Wisconsin 50,000 B FCC (WNWC-FM) WNWC-FM
W237CO 95.3 FM Richland Center, Wisconsin 10 D FCC (W237CO) WNWC-FM
KSLT 107.1 FM Spearfish, South Dakota 100,000 C FCC (W237CO) KSLT-FM
KSLT-FM1 107.1 FM Rapid City, South Dakota 2,400 D FCC (KSLT-FM1) KSLT-FM
KSLP[note 7] 90.3 FM Fort Pierre, South Dakota 2,000 A FCC (KSLP) KSLT-FM
KSLS[note 8] 90.7 FM Dickinson, North Dakota 3,400 A FCC (KSLS) KSLT-FM
K292DN 106.3 FM Newcastle, Wyoming 31 D FCC (K292DN) KSLT-FM

Spirit FM

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Call sign Frequency City of license ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class FCC info
KCVY 89.9 FM Cabool, Missouri 10,500 151 m (495 ft) C3 FCC (KCVY)
KCVO-FM 91.7 FM Camdenton, Missouri 10,000 133 m (436 ft) C3 FCC (KCVO-FM)
KCKE 90.3 FM Chillicothe, Missouri 32,000 82 m (269 ft) C2 FCC (KCKE)
KCKF 91.9 FM Cuba, Missouri 5,000 76 m (249 ft) A FCC (KCKF)
KCVZ 92.1 FM Dixon, Missouri 6,000 100 m (330 ft) A FCC (KCVZ)
KVSR 90.7 FM Kirksville, Missouri 50,000 143 m (469 ft) C1 FCC (KVSR)
KCVQ 89.7 FM Knob Noster, Missouri 7,700 70 m (230 ft) C3 FCC (KCVQ)
KCKH 95.9 FM Mansfield, Missouri 8,900 165 m (541 ft) C3 FCC (KCKH)
KCKZ 103.5 FM Moberly, Missouri 50,000 102 m (335 ft) C2 FCC (KCKZ)
KCVJ 100.3 FM Osceola, Missouri 6,000 86 m (282 ft) A FCC (KCVJ)
KCVK 107.7 FM Otterville, Missouri 3,700 125 m (410 ft) A FCC (KCVK)
KCVX 91.7 FM Salem, Missouri 30,000 64 m (210 ft) C2 FCC (KCVX)

Low Powered Translators

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
K293AX 106.5 FM Jefferson City, Missouri 154612 85 85 m (279 ft) D LMS
K281AT 104.1 FM Lebanon, Missouri 152452 92 122.3 m (401 ft) D LMS
K254BU 98.7 FM Marshall, Missouri 140750 10 29 m (95 ft) D LMS
K246DD 97.1 FM Rolla, Missouri 36254 140 42.7 m (140 ft) D LMS
K208BO 89.5 FM Warsaw, Missouri 36247 15 67 m (220 ft) D LMS

Sound of Life

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Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Transmitter coordinates Call sign meaning Former call signs
WFGB 89.7 FM Kingston, New York 60896 B 3,100 453 m (1,486 ft) 42°4′35.3″N 74°6′24.5″W / 42.076472°N 74.106806°W / 42.076472; -74.106806 (WFGB)
WLJH 90.7 FM Glens Falls, New York 77582 A 40 404 m (1,325 ft) 43°25′12.3″N 73°45′35.4″W / 43.420083°N 73.759833°W / 43.420083; -73.759833 (WLJH) WARD (3/21-8/15/1997)
WGKR 105.3 FM Grand Gorge, New York 60904 A 60 414 m (1,358 ft) 42°23′55.2″N 74°35′21.5″W / 42.398667°N 74.589306°W / 42.398667; -74.589306 (WGKR)
WHVP 91.1 FM Hudson, New York 60899 A 220 318 m (1,043 ft) 42°18′28.3″N 73°29′33.4″W / 42.307861°N 73.492611°W / 42.307861; -73.492611 (WHVP) Hudson Valley WQFA (11/15/1991-6/1/1992)
WGWR 88.1 FM Liberty, New York 79020 A 38 246 m (807 ft) 41°48′4.2″N 74°47′3.5″W / 41.801167°N 74.784306°W / 41.801167; -74.784306 (WGWR)
WLJP 89.3 FM Monroe, New York 60900 A 1,600 283 m (928 ft) 41°22′44.2″N 74°8′12.1″W / 41.378944°N 74.136694°W / 41.378944; -74.136694 (WLJP)
WPGL 90.7 FM Pattersonville, New York 60890 A 27 221 m (725 ft) 42°50′53.4″N 74°4′13.3″W / 42.848167°N 74.070361°W / 42.848167; -74.070361 (WPGL) WLGZ (2/26-12/20/1993)
WRPJ 88.9 FM Port Jervis, New York 60889 A 500 180 m (590 ft) 41°25′36.3″N 74°34′52.5″W / 41.426750°N 74.581250°W / 41.426750; -74.581250 (WRPJ) Radio Port Jervis
WSSK 89.7 FM Saratoga Springs, New York 76980 A 50 131 m (430 ft) 43°11′35.2″N 73°45′23.4″W / 43.193111°N 73.756500°W / 43.193111; -73.756500 (WSSK) Saratoga Springs
W235AY 94.9 FM Albany, New York 60892 D 250 274.3 m (900 ft) 42°38′13.3″N 73°59′49.5″W / 42.637028°N 73.997083°W / 42.637028; -73.997083 (W235AY)
W229BH 93.7 FM Newburgh, New York 81887 D 10 288.5 m (947 ft) 41°29′32″N 73°58′38″W / 41.49222°N 73.97722°W / 41.49222; -73.97722 (W229BH)
W206AW 89.1 FM Pawling, New York 91575 D 250 212 m (696 ft) 41°42′50.3″N 73°32′5.4″W / 41.713972°N 73.534833°W / 41.713972; -73.534833 (W206AW)

Acquired Stations of New Life Media Network from the Illinois Bible Institute

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Call sign Frequency City of license ERP Watts Class FCC info Rebroadcasts
WCIC 91.5 FM Pekin-Peoria, Illinois 47,000 B FCC (WCIC) WCIC
WSCT[note 9] 90.1 FM Springfield, Illinois 3,800 A FCC (WSCT) WCIC
WPRC[note 9] 88.7 FM Sheffield, Illinois 8,500 B1 FCC (WPRC) WCIC
W212AN 90.3 FM Jacksonville, Illinois 55 D FCC (W212AN) WSCT
W219DV 91.7 FM Jacksonville, Illinois 38 D FCC (W219DV) WSCT
W255AI 98.9 FM Bloomington, Illinois 55 D FCC (W255AI) WCIC
W263AO 100.5 FM Galesburg, Illinois 19 D FCC (W263AO) WCIC
K247BW 97.3 FM Bettendorf, Iowa 40 D FCC (K247BW) WPRC
WBGL 91.7 FM Champaign, Illinois 20,000 B FCC (WBGL) WBGL
WCFL[note 10] 104.7 FM Morris, Illinois 50,000 B FCC (WCFL) WBGL
WIBI[note 10] 91.1 FM Carlinville, Illinois 50,000 B FCC (WIBI) WBGL
WNLD[note 10] 88.1 FM Decatur, Illinois 1,000 A FCC (WNLD) WBGL
WZGL[note 10] 88.1 FM Charleston, Illinois 2,100 A FCC (WZGL) WBGL
WCRT-FM[note 10] 88.5 FM Terre Haute, Indiana 1,050 A FCC (WCRT-FM) WBGL
WCBW-FM[note 10] 89.7 FM East St. Louis, Illinois 250 A FCC (WCBW-FM) WBGL
WBMV[note 10] 89.7 FM Mount Vernon, Illinois 10,500 B1 FCC (WBMV) WBGL
WVNL[note 10] 91.7 FM Vandalia, Illinois 100 A FCC (WVNL) WBGL
WIMB[note 10] 89.1 FM Murphysboro, Illinois 3,500 A FCC (WIMB) WBGL
W211AD 90.1 FM Granite City, Illinois 60 D FCC (W211AD) WIBI
W230BS 93.9 FM Effingham, Illinois 38 D FCC (W230BS) WBMV
K295FB 106.9 FM Cape Girardeau, Missouri 92 D FCC (K295FB) WBMV

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Translator owned by the Educational Media Foundation
  2. ^ a b Full-power simulcast of KTIS-AM
  3. ^ Full-power simulcast of KNWI
  4. ^ a b Full-power simulcast of KDNW
  5. ^ Former affiliate of Spirit FM (KCVO)
  6. ^ Full-power simulcast of KNWC-FM
  7. ^ Full-power simulcast of KSLT
  8. ^ Full-power simulcast of KSLT
  9. ^ a b Full-power simulcast of WCIC
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Full-power simulcast of WBGL

References

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  2. ^ "Students Finance New Station KTIS". Minneapolis Star. February 8, 1949. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "School Group to Assume Control of KBOK Apr. 1". The Courier. March 17, 1953. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Radio" (PDF). 1976 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1976. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Station KIHO Is Now KNWC". Argus-Leader. April 19, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Waterloo's KNWS Begins FM Operation". Cedar Rapids Gazette. June 17, 1965. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  8. ^ Sprau, Dave (June 26, 2003). "ESPN radio affiliate closes". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  10. ^ "Noncommercial WSMR-FM Sarasota FL going secular". RBR. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  11. ^ Venta, Lance (March 5, 2013). "The Bone Fargo Goes Dark". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  14. ^ "K-LOVE Transfers Ownership of WCCC-AM in Hartford to Faith Radio". NRB Today. April 14, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Salem Media Announces Sale of KGBI-FM in Omaha". BusinessWire. May 22, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Refuge Media Group Donates Stations To University of Northwestern-St. Paul". Inside Radio. July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  17. ^ Ellis, Jon (September 3, 2019). ""Life," "Faith" Networks Expand on Former Refuge Stations". Northpine. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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  19. ^ "U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute". Inside Radio. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  20. ^ Ellis, Jon. "Bethesda Sells 2 of its 3 Rapid City Stations to Northwestern". Northpine. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  21. ^ Ellis, Jon. "Northwestern Closes Purchase of Two Rapid City Stations, Third to be Sold". Northpine. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  22. ^ Ellis, Jon. "Running List: FCC Grants New Non-Commercial FM Stations". Northpine. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  23. ^ Ellis, Jon. "Running List: FCC Monitor: Quad Cities FM Translator to Relay iHeart Station". Northpine. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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  27. ^ "FCC Grants Upgrade for Duluth Station". Upper Midwest Broadcasting at NorthPine.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  28. ^ Lakes Area Christian Radio files to donate the Estherville, IA-licensed translator K257CH at 99.3 FM to the University of Northwestern-St. Paul."Deal Digest – February 20, 2020". Inside Radio. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.